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January 16, 2009

Kelly @ JAX Decor & DesignA few years ago, Cobi Ladner said in her column in House and Home magazine that she thinks about the room she’s decorating all the time. Then when the room is done and she’s happy with it, she stops thinking about it.

I do the same thing, but on a way bigger scale – I think about decorating LOTS of rooms ALL the time!!!! I always seem to have multiple decorating projects going on – at the moment, it’s my home office, hallway, laundry/mud room, dining room, and loft. And while all these projects are going on, I’m thinking about other potential projects. It’s a good thing we have lots of rooms in our house!!

But eventually, I’ll run out of my own rooms to decorate. So, it’s time to branch out and start to decorate other people’s rooms too :-) Which is kind of scary, because I don’t have any formal training in decorating – but then, neither did Sarah Richardson when she started out, and look at her now!! Not to say that I'll ever be as famous as Sarah, but she's proof that you can be successful at whatever you do if have the drive and the desire, regardless of your background.

Recently, some friends have asked me to help them decorate rooms in their homes, which I’m REALLY looking forward to. It’s one thing to decorate for yourself when you know (or think you know!) what you want and like – it’s a whole new and different challenge to figure out what someone else wants and likes and then create a space that they’ll love.I truly believe that if you have a real passion for something, and you watch and listen to people who are great at it, and you’re not afraid to take the chance, you can succeed. That’s why Victoria (V, as I call her) and I are both pursuing our dreams to decorate, design, and renovate. We have different interests and strengths – I enjoy the decorating and finishing touches, V enjoys the planning and executing before the decorating – so we decided to create a blog together. DesignTies will cover lots of different topics related to decoration and renovation… it’s the place where decoration and renovation come together :-)~SIH~

I just browsed your showcase and love the things you've done! I wished I lived in Ottawa so that I could hire you!! I'm looking forward to reading new posts here on your new blog. I especially want to hear about your Rate My Space experience... what a thrill that must have been! Congratulations to you and Victoria for starting this new blog and good luck with your business ventures.

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Design Trade - Home Office Winner!!

Kelly has WON for the best Home Office in Design Trades' "Give Us Your Best Shot II" competition!

Media!!

Kelly has a small mention in the Ottawa Business Journal...

Welcome to DesignTies!

DesignTies

We're two Canadian chicks who love everything about interior decorating and remodeling. We demo! We paint! We tile! And then we write all about it here on our blog.

We're also always on the lookout for pictures that will inspire us and you - beautiful rooms, unique design solutions, fun decorating ideas... it's all about making your homes and ours great places to be :-)

DesignTies is:

Kelly James
Ottawa, OntarioJAX Decor & Design

and

Victoria Lambert
New Westminster, BCEdin Interiors

Check out some of our decorating and design projects in the slideshows below...